Sungay (Deer's Horn | Antler)

Sungay (Deer's Horn) is a handy, yet deadly, weapon used by Tat Kon Tou practitioners during the Martial Law days in the Philippines. A key chain attached with the Sungay making it appear as a key holder was the practitioner's way of concealing it from its real purpose. It was a handy, yet deadly weapon against common knife attacks. Many "parasites" were thriving to victimize students and workers on their way home during those days; and people were having a hard time to detect attackers ("parasites") pretending to be bystanders from the real bystanders. Hence were the honing days of the Sungay before it outlived its usefulness. Today, we remember the people who have worked to develop the art of Sungay (self-defense with the use of a deer's horn). We remember the Tat Kon Tou practitioners, who have spread the art, in many different parts of the world---though carrying no longer the banner and name of Tat Kon Tou. Wherever they may be---either in their own schools that they put up or at their respective backyards as they continue honing the art---they are all our brothers under the ingenuity of the founder and grand master, Jose Go Milan (Joe Go). Though Sungay as a weapon has outlived it usefulness in public places, the art and practice of Sungay still remains to be a handy, effective, and deadly self-defense in any place and time.

Sungay | Horn Fighting

Sungay Fighting
	"A practitioner's weapon will only cease to be a weapon, when the practitioner himself becomes a living weapon." (BrodNeil)

Repetition of Forms
	Repetition is very vital in the mastery of Sungay. First, repeat the forms as slow as possible as you are gaining mastery over them. Second, repeat the proper forms with speed. Last, repeat the correct forms until they become part of your instinct.

Mastering Sungay
	Follow the Teacher's Instruction. Understand the Principles Behind the Form. Repeat the Forms as Slow as Possible as you Master the Forms. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat the Forms.

Sungay | Horn Fighting

Sungay | Horn Fighting Sungay (Deer's Horn) is a handy, yet deadly, weapon used by Tat Kon Tou practitioners during the Martial Law days in the Philippines. A key chain attached with the Sungay making it appear as a key holder was the practitioner's way of concealing it from its real purpose. It was a handy, yet deadly weapon against common knife attacks. Many "parasites" were thriving to victimize students and workers on their way home during those days; and people were having a hard time to detect attackers ("parasites") pretending to be bystanders from the real bystanders. Hence were the honing days of the Sungay before it outlived its usefulness. Today, we remember the people who have worked to develop the art of Sungay (self-defense with the use of a deer's horn). We remember the Tat Kon Tou practitioners, who have spread the art, in many different parts of the world---though carrying no longer the banner and name of Tat Kon Tou. Wherever they may be---either in their own schools that they put up or at their respective backyards as they continue honing the art---they are all our brothers under the ingenuity of the founder and grand master, Jose Go Milan (Joe Go). Though Sungay as a weapon has outlived it usefulness in public places, the art and practice of Sungay still remains to be a handy, effective, and deadly self-defense in any place and time. "A practitioner's weapon will only cease to be a weapon, when the practitioner himself becomes a living weapon." (BrodNeil)

Sungay or Horn Fighting Is Improvising a Deer's Horn as a Weapon

Sungay or Horn Fighting Is Improvising a Deer's Horn as a Weapon   Sungay | Horn Fighting   Sungay How to Hold It     Using a Sungay  to Grab     Grabbing a Sungay Tucking a Sungay   Watching from the Outer Side of the  Hand           Watching from the Outer Side of the Hand         Watching from the Inner Side of the Hand     Watching from the Inner Side of the Hand       Watching from the Front     Sungay | Horn Fighting

Sungay versus Knife A deadly piece of a horn. It can't pierce your skin though. All you will get after being struck by a sungay is a bruise on the outside. Internal bleeding or blood clot on the inside. And of course, a broken skull.   Sungay Mastery Follow the Teacher's Instruction. Understand the Principles Behind the Form. Repeat the Forms as Slow as Possible as you Master the Forms. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat the Forms. Repetition of Forms Repetition is very vital in the mastery of Sungay. First, repeat the forms as slow as possible as you are gaining mastery over them. Second, repeat the proper forms with speed. Last, repeat the correct forms until they become part of your instinct. BrodNeil: "A practitioner's weapon will only cease to be a weapon, when the practitioner himself becomes a living weapon."